Surgical Tooth Extractions – Colorado Springs, CO
Saying Goodbye to
Troublesome Teeth
While saving them will always be the first choice where possible, teeth may need to be removed for many reasons, usually as a course of action to protect your oral health. When this happens, you’ll want to be able to turn to a periodontist for surgical tooth extractions in Colorado Springs, CO who you can trust. Our Rocky Mountain Periodontal Specialists can comfortably and expertly extract teeth. If you’re suffering from a toothache or another oral health problem, contact us for an appointment; we’ll help you find the best course of action to save the tooth – or protect the rest of them.
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Why Would My Tooth Need to Be Extracted?
If a tooth has been damaged to the point where preserving it is no longer a viable option, it will need to be removed. This can be the result of a physical injury or tooth decay that can’t be corrected with root canal therapy. You might also need a tooth removed to avoid issues in the future. For example, an impacted wisdom tooth can cause you a lot of pain, and not losing a baby tooth in time can hurt your child’s dental development.
In certain cases, a procedure will require certain teeth to come out. We might need to make room in a teenager’s mouth for orthodontics, or we might need to remove the last teeth remaining in an arch to make room for dentures.
What Kind of Tooth Extractions are Available?
There are two types of tooth extraction: simple and surgical.
- Simple extractions are usually done under local anesthetic and are often performed by general dentists. In a simple extraction, the entire tooth structure is removed from the socket. A tool called an elevator is used to loosen the tooth, and then forceps are used to remove it completely.
- Surgical extractions are usually more complex procedures than simple extractions. Teeth that require surgical extractions are not easy to access, such as a tooth that has broken below the gum line or a tooth that hasn’t fully erupted (which is common with wisdom teeth). The surgeon may need to section the tooth into pieces to facilitate its extractions. In some cases, it’s necessary to remove bone so the periodontist can get to the tooth structure.
Our periodontists can examine the state of your oral health and develop a treatment plan that’s suited to your situation.
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Why Should I See a Periodontist for a Tooth Extraction?
Infection is a leading cause of tooth extraction. If it has progressed far enough, not only will the tooth be lost but the surrounding tissues could also be damaged. (This can also easily happen if physical trauma was suffered.) Our periodontists specialize in repairing such damage and can address such issues without needing to refer you to someone else.
Furthermore, we can also offer dental implants to fill in the gap left behind by the extracted tooth. This will help prevent the bone loss that would have occurred otherwise. By visiting a periodontist, you can have the extraction, repairs and replacements all done under the same roof.